And Hasselbaink singled out the veteran out for his performance after goals from Tjaronn Chery and Gabriele Angella gave the Hoops victory.

The QPR boss said said: “Clint Hill came in and played the whole game with a little injury. He was tremendous.

“Let's not forget that. It's those guys who are giving those two up front a platform to do what they had to do.

Goal: Tjaronn Chery scores.

“It didn't look like he had a hamstring problem. We all know he's Mr QPR and he loves the club. We all know that. That shows in his performance today that he cares. We can't ask anymore of him.”

Hasselbaink was delighted with his side's performance and his only complaint was their counter attacking skills.

He added: “I think we played ever so well from minute one to the last minute. In the first half we were dominant with and without the ball and scored a magnificent goal. The whole first half we were in control.

“The second half, the game changes as they are pushing a little bit more and we have to look a bit more solid and we did.

“We worked on our shape and our shape looked very strong. We could have been better on the break in the second half but that's me being a bit picky. I think, overall, a great team performance.”